1 00:00:11,08 --> 00:00:16,41 Victory is supported by candor lauch two twenty seven of the free and accepted 2 00:00:16,45 --> 00:00:17,51 water of Masons. 3 00:00:26,67 --> 00:00:30,42 Greetings and welcome to victory here on B.B.C. T.V. 4 00:00:30,93 --> 00:00:35,91 Be informed be involved Hi I'm Tom Frank your victory house and tonight for the 5 00:00:36,09 --> 00:00:40,78 fourth teen time that we've been teaming up yes fourteen years we've been 6 00:00:40,79 --> 00:00:45,16 spotlighting this great parade committee we're very fortunate to have with us here 7 00:00:45,17 --> 00:00:50,14 in Studio A the books County armed forces advisory committee and you know the 8 00:00:50,15 --> 00:00:54,83 amazing thing about this they've been doing this event the Berks County Armed 9 00:00:54,84 --> 00:01:00,49 Forces Day parade for sixty nine consecutive years that's right sixty nine so next 10 00:01:00,50 --> 00:01:05,84 year when we mark the seventieth anniversary of this event it is the longest 11 00:01:05,88 --> 00:01:12,72 consecutive event for this on Forces Day held in the United States and it toll 12 00:01:12,73 --> 00:01:17,13 it's proven otherwise we have to buy your rights right here in perks County so 13 00:01:17,17 --> 00:01:20,17 we're going to meet the guess that we have we have the committee members some of 14 00:01:20,18 --> 00:01:25,29 them are here not all but the hidden heroes are here to show you who's behind the 15 00:01:25,30 --> 00:01:29,86 scenes of making this event very possible I want to remind them viewers who have 16 00:01:29,87 --> 00:01:33,37 tuned in to watch this great victory show that this is 17 00:01:33,38 --> 00:01:37,79 a lie broadcast so you certainly can call in now with any questions or comments 18 00:01:37,80 --> 00:01:43,37 you'll find the number on your screen it's six ten the three seven eight zero four 19 00:01:43,48 --> 00:01:48,16 two six code number anytime during the show we'd be happy to take your questions or 20 00:01:48,17 --> 00:01:54,02 comments the event I'm talking about is May twentieth of this year that's right May 21 00:01:54,03 --> 00:01:59,18 twentieth it's going to start and why missing on Penn Avenue and marched through 22 00:01:59,22 --> 00:02:03,06 West Reading we're going to talk about that event the number of divisions that are 23 00:02:03,07 --> 00:02:07,19 going to be part of it and who's in the divisions but before we go any further 24 00:02:07,40 --> 00:02:12,10 allow me to have the guests introduce themselves to you so let's first of all 25 00:02:12,11 --> 00:02:18,42 please welcome if you will with me Madam Chair Diane Pryce welcome Diane Hello Tom 26 00:02:18,43 --> 00:02:23,55 it's great to be here again and thank you. And yourself of course for hosting us 27 00:02:23,97 --> 00:02:28,19 yes fourteen consecutive years. And we're going to continually do it until we get 28 00:02:28,20 --> 00:02:33,87 to the one hundredth anniversary yes we are and after that as well there will 29 00:02:33,88 --> 00:02:39,17 always be today's veterans to honor on Armed Forces Day for all for sure it is so 30 00:02:39,18 --> 00:02:42,45 Diane tell us about how it all started we know back in one thousand nine hundred 31 00:02:42,46 --> 00:02:46,08 eighty and by the way one of our guest who's going to be introducing them selfish 32 00:02:46,09 --> 00:02:50,18 shortly well in that parade as well in one thousand nine hundred eighty eight and 33 00:02:50,32 --> 00:02:52,82 well under to have them here as well as well as 34 00:02:52,83 --> 00:02:57,04 a guest to discuss this great event but Madam Chair the mission statement behind 35 00:02:57,05 --> 00:03:02,88 this committee the county armed forces advisory committee is tasked to we're going 36 00:03:02,89 --> 00:03:07,70 to ice and present the annual Armed Forces Day parade in Berks County this has been 37 00:03:07,71 --> 00:03:10,74 going on since one thousand nine hundred eighty eight when the city of Reading 38 00:03:10,75 --> 00:03:12,99 celebrated its two hundred anniversary and 39 00:03:12,100 --> 00:03:17,47 a series of parades one of them was for included military and veterans at that time 40 00:03:17,47 --> 00:03:23,19 . We continued that tradition ever since 41 00:03:23,100 --> 00:03:30,76 and. Continue it today this is our sixty ninth annual celebration of today's 42 00:03:30,77 --> 00:03:36,04 military and the veterans in our community excellent Let's go to Roy's second guest 43 00:03:36,40 --> 00:03:40,75 the guest that we were talking earlier about who will win the first parade in one 44 00:03:40,76 --> 00:03:45,75 nine hundred forty eight can't stop United States Navy. Thank you for having me 45 00:03:45,76 --> 00:03:46,36 here tonight 46 00:03:46,37 --> 00:03:53,08 a. Hop and most I was and tenth grade and I felt. 47 00:03:54,35 --> 00:03:59,10 Our out your birth and another fellow by the inside and me went up to the 48 00:03:59,11 --> 00:04:05,22 blackboard and what happened was we had the same question and it was wrong so 49 00:04:05,74 --> 00:04:11,10 that they sided that I wanted to go in the U.S. Navy My dad was in U.S. 50 00:04:11,11 --> 00:04:17,46 Navy World War One twelve years and then soon as that came to my 51 00:04:17,47 --> 00:04:22,45 birthday I went down with my father and he had a sign from me and 52 00:04:22,46 --> 00:04:24,58 a month later I was up at Saints 53 00:04:24,59 --> 00:04:30,56 a New York taking training and when I was in discovery and then what happened was 54 00:04:30,79 --> 00:04:34,35 an officer came to me and he said to me or you can 55 00:04:34,36 --> 00:04:39,58 a stout I said yes he says somebody wants to say not to what now what the heck did 56 00:04:39,59 --> 00:04:46,34 I do and here what happened was instead of being an discovery I was supposed to be 57 00:04:46,42 --> 00:04:47,45 like I maintain 58 00:04:47,46 --> 00:04:54,19 a man for my shift when I was in the Navy there and repairing class and then 59 00:04:54,57 --> 00:05:00,75 Sanat whatever he added Do so that was on the first thing and I did so and then we 60 00:05:00,79 --> 00:05:01,24 were on 61 00:05:01,28 --> 00:05:06,67 a rooster and I went into Geneva and of course you weren't supposed to go to the 62 00:05:06,68 --> 00:05:11,55 reverend station but he said Just got done one of the time he said that's off 63 00:05:11,56 --> 00:05:15,77 limits so we got down there and after that then we went in 64 00:05:15,78 --> 00:05:17,99 a teeny bit more up there on and had 65 00:05:18,00 --> 00:05:23,61 a wonderful time until we went back to the base again then we have to have that 66 00:05:23,87 --> 00:05:30,11 when we came that training was done up as Sampson New York we had. 67 00:05:31,83 --> 00:05:37,56 Liberty to go down home to Reading Pennsylvania so they had to that then I went 68 00:05:37,57 --> 00:05:44,44 back and I had to go up there and then then they said are you home so. Is that when 69 00:05:44,45 --> 00:05:47,93 you walked in the first parade that oh he came home on leave in one thousand forty 70 00:05:47,94 --> 00:05:52,25 eight yeah it's amazing Ken we're so lucky you have such 71 00:05:52,26 --> 00:05:53,28 a broad world of knowledge 72 00:05:53,29 --> 00:05:57,06 a whole volume of it you know Ken is available if you're looking for someone to 73 00:05:57,07 --> 00:06:03,07 speak to students of any grade level to find more about not only World War two But 74 00:06:03,08 --> 00:06:06,13 to find out what the experience was like to go through the U.S. 75 00:06:06,14 --> 00:06:11,80 Navy you'd be happy to talk to the students weren't you yes I used to go to the 76 00:06:11,81 --> 00:06:16,87 schools when you used to be able to go talk to the school kids but you can't go in 77 00:06:16,88 --> 00:06:18,44 there no more not and it's 78 00:06:18,45 --> 00:06:24,13 a shame that you taint see that young the people and just tell him what you did and 79 00:06:24,14 --> 00:06:29,73 everything like Dad and I go to different places and say's different things I got 80 00:06:29,74 --> 00:06:30,49 but it's on 81 00:06:30,68 --> 00:06:37,27 a little menu now but I'm going to the World War two museum up at the airport 82 00:06:37,42 --> 00:06:42,82 at out be my bought for five fifty Eveready that I'm in there signing autographs 83 00:06:42,83 --> 00:06:48,20 for the people and everything and it's nice to talk to them and talk to you and 84 00:06:48,21 --> 00:06:54,44 some even send letters to me that when they will have that you know it's very sure 85 00:06:54,45 --> 00:07:00,57 it's yes that's amazing and so great to have you with us on the show tonight Ken is 86 00:07:00,58 --> 00:07:00,98 also 87 00:07:00,99 --> 00:07:06,19 a volunteer with the committee he handles mostly getting the reviewing stand organize 88 00:07:06,20 --> 00:07:10,68 and set up that will be on Penn Avenue near shutdowns and West ready will cover 89 00:07:10,69 --> 00:07:14,68 more of that parade route later let's meet the other two guests with us tonight and 90 00:07:14,69 --> 00:07:19,42 then we'll come back to our guests and talk more about that only came Celeste your 91 00:07:19,76 --> 00:07:25,73 career in the service as all of our guests have but the parade itself let's in 92 00:07:25,74 --> 00:07:28,66 a dish of seven Tell us about your U.S. 93 00:07:28,67 --> 00:07:34,86 Navy ranks Tom thank you for having me here tonight I remember him with her in the 94 00:07:34,87 --> 00:07:39,99 traditions made second class I put two years in the Navy. 95 00:07:41,90 --> 00:07:48,05 Where they were broken service by. Total of eight players and I am now 96 00:07:48,50 --> 00:07:49,50 currently 97 00:07:50,08 --> 00:07:57,01 a volunteer in two. With the with the Armed Forces 98 00:07:57,05 --> 00:08:03,56 Committee and I'd have known the signs on the cross for the then the 99 00:08:03,57 --> 00:08:04,33 terrorists 100 00:08:04,59 --> 00:08:11,28 a couple of the different dignitaries that were going to have errors it is. My duty 101 00:08:11,29 --> 00:08:18,14 Shway. Krishna and I learned Bach and paying workers they were all helping of 102 00:08:18,15 --> 00:08:22,81 others all sure I look many great politicians we have within our community and were 103 00:08:22,82 --> 00:08:26,96 fortunate to have the support they do give now and only the county but the veterans 104 00:08:26,97 --> 00:08:32,04 themselves let's meet our last guest that's with us tonight and he plays 105 00:08:32,05 --> 00:08:36,60 a key part to because he brings the parade by film still photos to you that you can 106 00:08:36,61 --> 00:08:39,85 check out on Facebook you'll be able to contact the committee we have 107 00:08:39,86 --> 00:08:43,51 a Facebook page and you'll be able to see all the great photos that bill take 108 00:08:43,52 --> 00:08:48,18 Spirit tells about who you are and what branch of service you think you can for 109 00:08:48,19 --> 00:08:54,82 have me here and thank you all men and women veterans for your service. I was in 110 00:08:54,83 --> 00:08:55,22 the U.S. 111 00:08:55,23 --> 00:09:01,32 Marine Corps for four years I was an engineer attached with the auto. I had 112 00:09:01,33 --> 00:09:04,52 a good time all those years I learned a lot of discipline 113 00:09:04,53 --> 00:09:09,98 a lot of things that I have seen. One of the things that I like to do for this 114 00:09:09,99 --> 00:09:13,64 committee and I've been doing it for about four years five years someone at 115 00:09:13,65 --> 00:09:20,40 neighborhood is to shoot pictures of the action that's going on the parade people 116 00:09:20,41 --> 00:09:26,27 that come down through here are very proud veterans and you can see that if you 117 00:09:26,28 --> 00:09:30,51 break it down and look at their eyes and the way they handled themselves when they 118 00:09:30,52 --> 00:09:34,28 get in front of the view stands so usually I like to get 119 00:09:34,29 --> 00:09:37,82 a very good shot of them there and also I would like them to get 120 00:09:37,83 --> 00:09:44,30 a shot of every float and unit that comes down because we have civilian bands that 121 00:09:44,31 --> 00:09:48,56 come that come down there and you know from the high schools and I like to make 122 00:09:48,57 --> 00:09:54,35 sure that everybody is recognized for what they're doing for the veterans it's been 123 00:09:54,36 --> 00:09:59,54 a pleasure Ong all the years that I've been doing the pictures for the parade 124 00:09:59,55 --> 00:10:05,25 committee fabulous and again we thank you as well for your service of giving it to 125 00:10:05,26 --> 00:10:09,39 keep the country that we great live in that the freedom and the world freedom that 126 00:10:09,40 --> 00:10:14,51 you have help with and all the pledges we thank every veteran that's tuned in and 127 00:10:14,52 --> 00:10:20,63 we will honor all of them each and every day this parade is May twentieth it starts 128 00:10:20,64 --> 00:10:23,49 as my Them child will cover it starts at ten A.M. 129 00:10:23,74 --> 00:10:29,06 Starting and why I'm missing near the Vanity Fair outlets it's actually I think 130 00:10:29,42 --> 00:10:34,41 Park Road is where the formation starts but it marches down through into West 131 00:10:34,42 --> 00:10:39,77 Reading where Gore the parade we mainly want to show you is we're going to show you 132 00:10:39,78 --> 00:10:43,39 some previous photos through our last year's parade we have 133 00:10:43,40 --> 00:10:47,03 a contact information we're going to show your graphics through this program where 134 00:10:47,04 --> 00:10:52,16 you can jot down the information right now on how you can getting touch with the 135 00:10:52,17 --> 00:10:56,40 first county on Forces Day advisory committee if you're thinking about entering 136 00:10:56,44 --> 00:10:58,60 a group if you're for 137 00:10:58,61 --> 00:11:03,39 a scout camp scout if you're good scout if your church group if you're 138 00:11:03,81 --> 00:11:09,06 a youth any type of group that you want to display and show. Your freedom the power 139 00:11:09,07 --> 00:11:14,33 of thanking all these veterans please come out and you can certainly legislator 140 00:11:14,37 --> 00:11:19,17 online contact the name for mission that's provided right now on the information in 141 00:11:19,18 --> 00:11:24,66 front of you Madam Chair Diane price would be happy to schedule you and put you in 142 00:11:24,67 --> 00:11:29,98 a division so that we all can come out and mainly do this for our veterans I Berks 143 00:11:29,99 --> 00:11:34,42 County home veterans in particular and for sixty nine years this has been 144 00:11:34,43 --> 00:11:39,48 a pretty good track record of continuing this tradition for many years to come 145 00:11:39,76 --> 00:11:45,20 Madam Chair if you could tell us about this year's parade. Perhaps the information 146 00:11:45,21 --> 00:11:50,08 you want to share of some of the organizations that have committed that Moby coming 147 00:11:50,09 --> 00:11:55,43 out that we've had for many years in the past and more importantly from last year's 148 00:11:55,61 --> 00:11:58,82 previous pictures that Bill has taken such 149 00:11:58,83 --> 00:12:03,88 a great photo guy in showing us the action shots from previous years what I can do 150 00:12:03,89 --> 00:12:07,83 is while I can go through the pictures and then talk about this year's parade 151 00:12:07,94 --> 00:12:14,68 a little bit while I do that. This year's own Forces Day 152 00:12:14,69 --> 00:12:19,61 Parade will be Saturday Saturday at May twenty eighth at starting at ten A.M. 153 00:12:19,62 --> 00:12:24,06 Rain or shine the staging the setting up for the parade will be in the Vanity Fair 154 00:12:24,07 --> 00:12:28,93 parking lot which will soon no longer be the bend of the Fair Park but we starting 155 00:12:28,94 --> 00:12:34,23 there in the eight hundred block of Penn avenue and will go along kind of avenue 156 00:12:34,24 --> 00:12:39,56 into western riding turn right on to South Third Avenue right on to Spruce Street 157 00:12:39,57 --> 00:12:44,52 and West Reading and then left on to South seventh Avenue for the units to end 158 00:12:44,53 --> 00:12:51,23 their. This year's military no service we will take the military services that 159 00:12:51,28 --> 00:12:56,39 we we went to this year will be the Pennsylvania National Guard and for reviewing 160 00:12:56,40 --> 00:13:00,17 officer this year we have Jeff we are Elliot Colonel U.S. 161 00:13:00,18 --> 00:13:05,09 Army retired and he's also Brigadier General Pennsylvania Army National Guard 162 00:13:05,13 --> 00:13:11,57 retired will service are reviewing officer and I prayed Moshe it is Captain 163 00:13:11,58 --> 00:13:15,41 Matthews to drain who is going to represent the three National Guard units here in 164 00:13:15,42 --> 00:13:19,27 Berks County. Which one of the D. 165 00:13:19,28 --> 00:13:22,95 Company one hundred twenty infantry in Hamburg C. 166 00:13:22,96 --> 00:13:28,89 Company one first of the one hundred eleventh Infantry Regiment in Kutztown 167 00:13:29,40 --> 00:13:35,64 and. Second of the one zero Fourth Kav out of the reading on River Road and so 168 00:13:35,65 --> 00:13:40,30 we're really excited to have the Pennsylvania National Guard that's our Home Guard 169 00:13:40,37 --> 00:13:44,62 you know the ones that come out to clear major snow storms in the area and all 170 00:13:44,63 --> 00:13:49,75 around the state when it's needed so it's going to be nice to have our 171 00:13:49,80 --> 00:13:55,78 neighborhoods neighbors be recognized for that. Some of the individuals we we're 172 00:13:55,79 --> 00:13:59,56 going to have all sorts of groups again this year we're going to have groups for 173 00:13:59,57 --> 00:14:04,44 kids we're going to have the right clowns we're going to have the mad the crazy hot 174 00:14:04,45 --> 00:14:11,12 dog vendor it's going to be. With the American Legion Post twelve group 175 00:14:11,61 --> 00:14:12,73 we'll have 176 00:14:12,78 --> 00:14:19,55 a steam train locomotive as well as an antique fire engine so really excited about 177 00:14:19,56 --> 00:14:25,33 that we'll also have the Bucks County all star band all star high school band again 178 00:14:25,34 --> 00:14:28,08 which has musicians outstanding musicians from 179 00:14:28,35 --> 00:14:32,36 a number of different high schools here in Bucks County who will come together and 180 00:14:32,56 --> 00:14:38,74 form one band to participate in this year's parade the. These 181 00:14:39,05 --> 00:14:44,33 musicians are so good that they don't actually even play together until the day of 182 00:14:44,33 --> 00:14:50,06 the parade they all meet together and practice before they have to line up for the 183 00:14:50,07 --> 00:14:54,87 parade and that's when they perform we're really excited about that again so often 184 00:14:55,15 --> 00:15:01,26 our young people. See what out of the blue night most like quote long course of 185 00:15:01,27 --> 00:15:05,61 motorcycle club will also participate in this year's parade and I just found out 186 00:15:05,62 --> 00:15:11,74 today that the twenty seventeen Pennsylvania State noise basketball team will be in 187 00:15:11,75 --> 00:15:16,41 our parade this year so we're excited to have that so hopefully friends and family 188 00:15:16,45 --> 00:15:22,50 will come out and cheer on the right and high school boys basketball team again the 189 00:15:22,51 --> 00:15:27,98 Pennsylvania state champions. We also have many veterans organizations and veterans 190 00:15:27,99 --> 00:15:31,69 from my local nursing facilities and assisted living centers who will participate 191 00:15:31,70 --> 00:15:37,51 in the parade from Spurs manager Mifflin center. I'm not going to remember all of 192 00:15:37,52 --> 00:15:41,48 them I apologize but we do have 193 00:15:41,49 --> 00:15:45,41 a good mix we have veterans organizations the notes our order the poor Purple Heart 194 00:15:45,42 --> 00:15:51,93 will be in this year's parade were our combat wounded veterans. The American which 195 00:15:51,94 --> 00:15:53,25 is what fans network will be 196 00:15:53,26 --> 00:15:57,89 a part of the parade these are men and women who became weapons because their 197 00:15:57,90 --> 00:16:02,56 parents were killed during World War two and works where where honor to have them 198 00:16:02,57 --> 00:16:08,52 recognized as well as Gold Star mother Maria dial so it's really exciting bunched 199 00:16:08,56 --> 00:16:15,51 again this year and we're It's always fun to have. This in this picture here we 200 00:16:15,52 --> 00:16:15,98 have 201 00:16:16,16 --> 00:16:22,85 a good general co-anchor he was our first and only. Female we're doing 202 00:16:22,86 --> 00:16:26,10 officer and now sixty nine years of the Berks County which is 203 00:16:26,11 --> 00:16:27,52 a prairie and for me it was 204 00:16:27,53 --> 00:16:31,47 a personally it was very exciting and she's actually standing there speaking to 205 00:16:31,94 --> 00:16:38,70 this year's reviewing officer who's going to General retired Geoffrey Elliott. I 206 00:16:39,09 --> 00:16:45,22 actually met Colonel General Edgar general Eliot for that year's parade it was one 207 00:16:45,23 --> 00:16:50,40 of the few years that the reviewing officer and I were both in the same bathroom 208 00:16:50,46 --> 00:16:55,18 for one thing our hair because I had how it's got messed up during the parade and 209 00:16:55,19 --> 00:17:00,72 at the luncheon we had to fix our hair but Embassy kind of call. It was really it's 210 00:17:00,73 --> 00:17:03,55 something that I wanted to do for a long time was out with the member of U.N. 211 00:17:03,56 --> 00:17:07,63 Officer so. Yes we do have quite 212 00:17:07,64 --> 00:17:13,56 a mix of organizations again this year and probably go up absence division's again 213 00:17:13,82 --> 00:17:19,27 we will invite We sell invite participants to contact us either on the Facebook 214 00:17:19,28 --> 00:17:24,88 page Burks on Forces Day Parade by email at Burke's Armed Forces Day at yahoo dot 215 00:17:24,89 --> 00:17:31,13 com or you can phone us at six one zero four one three zero zero two zero 216 00:17:31,55 --> 00:17:32,94 and we about as 217 00:17:32,95 --> 00:17:37,57 a cell phone so you can actually just text that number and with contact an e-mail 218 00:17:37,58 --> 00:17:43,42 address so that we can email you the proper forms to send in your way just or. By 219 00:17:43,43 --> 00:17:47,25 the contact information we will get you in the parade up and so when say before the 220 00:17:47,26 --> 00:17:53,89 parade after that we'll make accommodations as possible most likely you'll end up 221 00:17:53,90 --> 00:17:59,82 in the Sixth division so we will exception still be that the fourteenth Now that 222 00:17:59,83 --> 00:18:06,77 would be the seventeenth of May We will still accept. Participant registration 223 00:18:06,81 --> 00:18:10,55 so we are also still looking for business sponsors you're welcome to be 224 00:18:10,59 --> 00:18:14,05 a corporate sponsor three hundred dollars committed to sponsor at one hundred 225 00:18:14,06 --> 00:18:15,97 twenty five dollars or 226 00:18:15,98 --> 00:18:21,57 a patron of twenty five dollars to help support the parade and some nonprofit units 227 00:18:21,58 --> 00:18:22,90 that are involved do require 228 00:18:22,91 --> 00:18:28,14 a payment and we do have expenses even for men just mailing the mailing information 229 00:18:28,15 --> 00:18:31,15 around so be a part of this be 230 00:18:31,16 --> 00:18:36,30 a part of the oldest Armed Forces Day parade in the country in any way you can 231 00:18:36,31 --> 00:18:42,24 participating volunteer and you can also do that you can contact us for that our 232 00:18:42,25 --> 00:18:48,16 next meeting before the parade is next Wednesday May tenth at six P.M. 233 00:18:48,20 --> 00:18:55,19 At the Red Cross. Meeting Room. Right across the tri county chapter is 234 00:18:55,20 --> 00:18:58,91 on center ave me just come on over to the meeting and learn 235 00:18:58,92 --> 00:19:03,35 a little bit about what's going to happen for the parade that ten days later and 236 00:19:03,36 --> 00:19:04,53 we'd love to have you we have 237 00:19:04,54 --> 00:19:10,08 a few duties that need to be done line up line up units do some police call after 238 00:19:10,09 --> 00:19:13,72 the parade which is cleaning up the parking lot of the Y. 239 00:19:13,73 --> 00:19:15,92 Starting shopping center where we're going to be having 240 00:19:15,93 --> 00:19:22,52 a lot of activity and also to make sure the units are in line and spaced out during 241 00:19:22,53 --> 00:19:26,62 the parade route well to set up it lots of different things that we can still use 242 00:19:26,63 --> 00:19:29,30 you for so get in touch with us and be 243 00:19:29,31 --> 00:19:34,19 a part of that for sure absolutely and you know if you want to volunteer for this 244 00:19:34,20 --> 00:19:38,27 great organization this nonprofit group Berks County our forces advisory committee 245 00:19:38,66 --> 00:19:44,22 you do not have to have service connected time this is for service connected people 246 00:19:44,23 --> 00:19:48,18 and non service connected people just to come out to be part of the committee to 247 00:19:48,19 --> 00:19:52,51 help volunteer for this great event if you can only do one day for the whole year 248 00:19:52,72 --> 00:19:56,50 that would be parade day and that day is coming up it's going to be 249 00:19:56,54 --> 00:20:02,10 a May the twentieth and it's going to be held in why missing West Reading still in 250 00:20:02,11 --> 00:20:07,03 books county's been doing it for sixty nine years were prepping because next year's 251 00:20:07,04 --> 00:20:12,62 event the big hype of the seventieth anniversary I think the parade will be bigger 252 00:20:12,80 --> 00:20:17,12 I think to be more divisions but more importantly I believe we're going to need 253 00:20:17,13 --> 00:20:23,06 a lot more great volunteers like yourself so as Madam Chair Diane prices indicated 254 00:20:23,35 --> 00:20:27,75 please get in touch with the committee and account now if you can help in 255 00:20:27,76 --> 00:20:29,07 a small capacity even 256 00:20:29,08 --> 00:20:34,57 a small capacity on parade day your help would be greatly appreciated as you can 257 00:20:34,58 --> 00:20:38,55 see the banner in front of us on the news desk here it's 258 00:20:38,56 --> 00:20:42,07 a very important banner because it's the theme of the parade so we're going to see 259 00:20:42,08 --> 00:20:42,77 we get maybe have 260 00:20:42,78 --> 00:20:48,50 a tighter shot to show you this here the parade it's right where I would covers are 261 00:20:48,51 --> 00:20:49,15 from the U.S. 262 00:20:49,16 --> 00:20:55,44 Navy. I me and Marines this year the poster indicates that we're honoring 263 00:20:55,55 --> 00:21:02,50 all who served this is the banner that is the theme for this year's parade May 264 00:21:02,51 --> 00:21:04,02 twentieth ten A.M. 265 00:21:04,03 --> 00:21:09,86 Start step off why missing Penn avenue into West Reading there will be 266 00:21:09,87 --> 00:21:14,69 a mixture of prior for the veterans to come out to enjoy We want to send out 267 00:21:14,70 --> 00:21:19,70 a special thank you to the reading you impaired career tech center for hosting that 268 00:21:19,74 --> 00:21:25,39 and always supporting all the veterans as they do each and every year. As 269 00:21:25,40 --> 00:21:29,77 a member of this committee I can tell you personally how I've gained such great 270 00:21:29,78 --> 00:21:34,85 value of understanding truly the meaning of giving back to the community and this 271 00:21:34,86 --> 00:21:40,00 organization does that and they still are event they truly do give back and we want 272 00:21:40,01 --> 00:21:43,73 to thank all the hidden heroes that have been here before us who have kept this 273 00:21:43,74 --> 00:21:48,35 tradition going for the sixty ninth consecutive Berks County Armed Forces Day 274 00:21:48,36 --> 00:21:53,34 Parade Let's go back if we could to Diane price she's going to tell you some more 275 00:21:53,35 --> 00:21:58,33 a little bit about the segues of how the parade is going to be formed out when we 276 00:21:58,34 --> 00:22:02,92 start we also have the national anthem being played that will be played of course 277 00:22:02,93 --> 00:22:07,75 at the reviewing stand the reviewing stand is located in West Riding off of Penn 278 00:22:07,76 --> 00:22:13,38 Avenue right near where chef Allan is located in that section of happen though we 279 00:22:13,39 --> 00:22:15,04 also wanted to point out and thank 280 00:22:15,05 --> 00:22:21,17 a shout out to mastery Gunnery Sergeant Rhonda Raul United States Marine Corps Ron 281 00:22:21,18 --> 00:22:25,81 has been co-hosting this event along with me for many years we've been teaming up 282 00:22:26,02 --> 00:22:30,62 probably for the fourteen years we've been featuring this committee on B.B.C. T.V. 283 00:22:30,87 --> 00:22:34,05 Mastery gun are going to run to well it has been 284 00:22:34,06 --> 00:22:39,59 a great advocate of this event he's been shared this event for many years and he's 285 00:22:39,60 --> 00:22:45,06 probably been involved in this committee for over thirty two years in volunteer ing 286 00:22:45,22 --> 00:22:50,81 his talents and his knowledge of really what it's all about and making sure we 287 00:22:50,85 --> 00:22:56,60 really pay honor to those who have served Madam Chair Let's wrap what we've got 288 00:22:56,61 --> 00:22:59,35 left of the time here on victory on P.C. T.V. 289 00:22:59,65 --> 00:23:04,48 I wept the home viewer that is going to be coming up for the event what they can 290 00:23:04,49 --> 00:23:08,10 expect we're going to have a lot of bands we're going to have 291 00:23:08,11 --> 00:23:12,58 a lot of veterans organizations some family things and we're really looking forward 292 00:23:12,59 --> 00:23:17,65 to seeing you there your smiling faces waving flags and cheering on today's 293 00:23:17,66 --> 00:23:22,61 military and the veterans that are going to be in the parade. Rast we just want to 294 00:23:22,62 --> 00:23:27,16 thank our major sponsors which is the county parks why missing and why stranding by 295 00:23:27,45 --> 00:23:33,68 us. Be teaching management company which has to be asked to be fair now 296 00:23:34,21 --> 00:23:34,56 back to 297 00:23:34,57 --> 00:23:38,97 a real team from that is the West Riding shopping center and the Pennsylvania 298 00:23:38,98 --> 00:23:42,84 Department of Transportation because we do have to shut down an avenue in order to 299 00:23:42,85 --> 00:23:49,06 do this and so thank you to the those communities and our other supporters look for 300 00:23:49,07 --> 00:23:53,83 our half page ad the day before the parade in the reading ECO and come on out 301 00:23:54,13 --> 00:23:58,45 Saturday May twentieth for the Armed Forces Day Parade and don't worry if you 302 00:23:58,46 --> 00:23:58,92 haven't had 303 00:23:58,93 --> 00:24:03,03 a chance to see the show live tonight we're here but more importantly tell your 304 00:24:03,04 --> 00:24:08,46 friends and family members they can always go to Debbie W W dot B.C. T.V. 305 00:24:08,47 --> 00:24:12,27 Dot org within the website of the B.C. T.V. 306 00:24:12,28 --> 00:24:17,63 You can look up through the search window the victory show featuring the book's 307 00:24:17,64 --> 00:24:22,11 County on Forces Day parade and they can certainly see the whole show right from 308 00:24:22,34 --> 00:24:27,89 the conference of their tablet their laptop or workstation anywhere in the world so 309 00:24:27,90 --> 00:24:32,73 please get the word out to preview the show but more importantly come out and see 310 00:24:32,74 --> 00:24:33,53 this of that this is 311 00:24:33,54 --> 00:24:40,48 a rain and shine of that mostly shine because in the sixty nine years I think on 312 00:24:40,49 --> 00:24:42,35 the record I think maybe a less than 313 00:24:42,36 --> 00:24:46,83 a handful less than four have maybe rain we could probably less that the Ken 314 00:24:47,06 --> 00:24:52,18 because he's been around from the very first parade but I do know. A little bit of 315 00:24:52,19 --> 00:24:57,05 rain but it didn't dampen our spirits I do know and feel this year will be full of 316 00:24:57,06 --> 00:25:02,62 sunshine will not Madam Chair Yes or definitely So about all means bring your 317 00:25:02,63 --> 00:25:07,07 cameras bring your children bring the families let them see all those who have 318 00:25:07,08 --> 00:25:12,42 served to keep our country free because of the home of the brave we thank our 319 00:25:12,43 --> 00:25:16,94 veterans thank you for your service and will be spotlighting you all may twentieth 320 00:25:17,18 --> 00:25:20,90 come out and see the parade and why missing West Reading I'm Tom Frank for the 321 00:25:20,91 --> 00:25:22,84 victory host here which in you were 322 00:25:22,85 --> 00:25:41,69 a great victory day. It's 323 00:25:41,70 --> 00:25:47,38 supported by. Twenty seven of the free and accepted Masons.